Enid Blyton — English Writer born on August 11, 1897, died on November 28, 1968

Enid Mary Blyton was an English children's writer whose books have been among the world's best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Blyton's books are still enormously popular, and have been translated into almost 90 languages; her first book, Child Whispers, a 24-page collection of poems, was published in 1922. She wrote on a wide range of topics including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery stories and biblical narratives, and is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, and Secret Seven series... (wikipedia)

I am not really much interested in talking to adults, although I suppose practically every mother in the kingdom knows my name and my books. It's their children I love.
Writing for children is an art in itself, and a most interesting one.
My work in books, films and talks lies almost wholly with children, and I have very little time to give to grown-ups.
I have written, probably, more books for children than any other writer, from story-books to plays, and can claim to know more about interesting children than most.
We must have Christian ethics for our children, good and strong, but we must make them attractive, too, and it can be done.